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Florida Dems conflicted about restoring airport control towers
Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Career and Workplace, Miami Gardens, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Foul weather, not furlough, primary cause of O'Hare delays
While the airline industry said Friday that the air traffic controller furloughs caused flight delays to triple this week, the impact on Chicago travelers was less severe overall, officials said. O'Hare International Airport experienced delays that in...
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Heavy Engineering
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Needed legislation
With the federal sequester taking across the board reductions in budget, legislators soon found discovered at least one major problem. The cuts impacted the ability to have enough air traffic contollers at the nation's busiest airports. The FAA has said...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Delays
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Strep Throat, Flu Vaccine, Dining and Drinking, Sex and the City (movie), Brooke White
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CHATTER
WHO'S TO BLAME FOR AIR TRAVEL DELAYS? Is the White House or Congress to blame for delays in air travel delays attributed to the sequester? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz put that question to the Lehigh Valley's two federal lawmakers.Tags: U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Delays
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Who's to blame for air travel delays?
Is the White House or Congress to blame for delays in air travel attributed to the budget sequester? Washington correspondent Colby Itkowitz put that question to the Lehigh Valley’s two federal lawmakers. The White House is to blame: U.S. Rep....Tags: White House, Republican Party, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Ray LaHood
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Airlines posturing for Boeing Dreamliner grounding compensation
Airlines around the world recently have amped up their comments about receiving potential compensation from Chicago-based Boeing Co. due to the global grounding of the 787 Dreamliner because of overheating batteries. For example, the CEO of Qatar...
Tags: U.S. Airways, Business, Transportation Industry, Morningstar Incorporated, Business Trips
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Air Pacific will rebrand itself next month as Fiji Airways
Bula! On June 19, Air Pacific, the national airline of Fiji, will become Fiji Airways, its name from 1951 to 1970, when it became Air Pacific. Dave Pflieger, chief executive, urged the board of directors to rebrand the airline. “When you hear...
Tags: Fiji, Boeing Co., Los Angeles International Airport, American Airlines, Inc.
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Friday Morning Reads: Living wage, gay marriage and budget vetoes
TALLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Friday. Here's what we're reading this morning. * Orlando Sentinel reports that the Senate has dumped the "living wage" part of a bill that preempts local goverment sick time measures. * Miami Herald writes that...Tags: Government, Politics, The Miami Herald, U.S. Senate, Rick Scott
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TSA expands faster screening to international travelers
Some U.S. travelers who fly abroad are now eligible to zip through special airport screening lines without removing their shoes, belts and jackets or taking laptops and liquids out of carry-on bags. The Transportation Security Administration announced...
Tags: Transportation Industry, International Travel, Security Measures, Travel, Transportation Security Administration
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Airlines raise flight-changing fees
If you have to change your plans after booking a flight, get ready to pay higher fees. US Airways and United Airlines raised the fee charged to domestic passengers who want to rebook a nonrefundable ticket: It's now $200, up from $150. (The fee could be...
Tags: Transportation, Air Transportation, Gary C. Kelly, Travel, United Air Lines
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The sequester gives Obama one more chance to blow it
In President Barack Obama's running argument with the Republicans in Congress over who's responsible for the legislative stalemate on Capitol Hill, he suffers self-inflicted wounds by continuing to run up the same white flag that undermined his own...Tags: White House, Republican Party, Politics, Interior Policy, Economic Stimulus Plan
Apr 26, 2013
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